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| Seven die in California university shooting | Seven die in California university shooting |
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| Seven people have been killed and three injured in a shooting at a California college, police say. | |
| Police spokeswoman Cynthia Perkins confirmed the death toll from the attack at Oikos University in the city of Oakland. | |
| The suspect was later detained at a shopping centre in the nearby city of Alameda, police said. | |
| Oikos University is a private religious institution offering courses in theology, music and nursing. | Oikos University is a private religious institution offering courses in theology, music and nursing. |
| A police press conference is scheduled for 18:00 local time (01:00 GMT). | A police press conference is scheduled for 18:00 local time (01:00 GMT). |
| Several bodies covered with tarpaulin were seen outside a building at the university. TV footage showed wounded people emerging from buildings. | |
| Johnna Watson, of Oakland Police, said: "We know this to be a Korean college. A gunman came in to the college and fired multiple shots." | Johnna Watson, of Oakland Police, said: "We know this to be a Korean college. A gunman came in to the college and fired multiple shots." |
| She added: "I can confirm that we do have one person who has been detained that we believe is possibly responsible for this shooting." | |
| The Oakland Fire Department says it was first notified of the shooting at about 10:50 local time. | The Oakland Fire Department says it was first notified of the shooting at about 10:50 local time. |
| 'Shot in chest' | 'Shot in chest' |
| Pastor Jong Kim, who founded the school about 10 years ago, told the Oakland Tribune that the shooter was a former nursing student at the college. | Pastor Jong Kim, who founded the school about 10 years ago, told the Oakland Tribune that the shooter was a former nursing student at the college. |
| He said he had heard about 30 gunshots in the building, adding: "I stayed in my office." | He said he had heard about 30 gunshots in the building, adding: "I stayed in my office." |
| A witness, Brian Snow, told local news station KGO-TV: "One of the people who was inside the building, she was saying there is a crazy guy inside. | A witness, Brian Snow, told local news station KGO-TV: "One of the people who was inside the building, she was saying there is a crazy guy inside. |
| "She did say someone got shot in the chest right next to her before she got taken off in an ambulance." | "She did say someone got shot in the chest right next to her before she got taken off in an ambulance." |
| A woman who was doing errands nearby, Angie Johnson, href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/04/02/BABJ1NTM3Q.DTL&tsp=1" >told the San Francisco Chronicle she helped a woman with a gunshot wound in her arm. | |
| The woman "had a hole in her right arm the size of a silver dollar with blood coming down", Ms Johnson told the newspaper. | The woman "had a hole in her right arm the size of a silver dollar with blood coming down", Ms Johnson told the newspaper. |
| Ms Johnson also said that, according to the woman, the gunman had stood up during a nursing class, shot one student in the chest at point blank range and then began firing at the rest of the room. | Ms Johnson also said that, according to the woman, the gunman had stood up during a nursing class, shot one student in the chest at point blank range and then began firing at the rest of the room. |
| A police officer at the scene told reporters the gunman had not been identified. | A police officer at the scene told reporters the gunman had not been identified. |
| Reports described the suspect as a Korean man in his 40s, with heavy build and wearing khaki clothes. | Reports described the suspect as a Korean man in his 40s, with heavy build and wearing khaki clothes. |
| The shooting comes after an Ohio high school student killed three peers and injured six in February. | The shooting comes after an Ohio high school student killed three peers and injured six in February. |
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